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How to Win Ezreal vs Zyra Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Ezreal

based on 9,529 Ezreal vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Zyra as Ezreal resulted from an evaluation of 9529 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Ezreal encounters Zyra in only 4.2% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a awful job of beating Zyra. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.7% of games the champs battle one another in. In Ezreal against Zyra rounds, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zyra.

Best Ezreal vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelMuramanaSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordRavenous HydraSpear of ShojinMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zyra as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Zyra

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Win Against Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Ezreal vs Zyra Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Zyra Image
6.5
< Kills >
3.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6
6.7
< Assists >
10.6
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.75
178
< Minions Killed >
56
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,203
< Physical Damage >
971
7,333
< Magic Damage >
19,485
602
< True Damage >
1,056
23,139
< Damage Dealt >
21,513
21,623
< Damage Taken >
19,088
12,020
< Gold Earned >
9,684
2.03
< Towers >
1.75
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,941
< Total Healing >
2,229
13,187
< Experience >
11,562
17
< Vision Score >
60
9
< Wards Placed >
25
89
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Zyra with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some vital Ezreal vs. Zyra counter stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Ezreal usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zyra. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Zyra

Who is Better, Ezreal or Zyra?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when taking on Zyra, with a 45.7% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a poor counter to Zyra.

While Ezreal does have a much lower winrate than Zyra, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Zyraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Ezreal is a garbage counter to Zyra. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ezreal against Zyra.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Ezreal, we analyzed 9,529 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zyra as Ezreal comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal to counter Zyra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal typically accumulates much more CS as Zyra. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ezreal versus Zyra build include Guardian Angel, Muramana, and Serylda's Grudge. When Ezreal included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Zyra than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 45.7% when countering Zyra with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Zyra as Ezreal, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Ezreal vs Zyra counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Ezreal are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.